Palettes / Colors / #EFFCC5

#EFFCC5 — Pale Vivid Green

#EFFCC5 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) — not an exact match. CSS lemonchiffon gives you #FFFACD, a different color; use #EFFCC5 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EFFCC5 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D2C5FC; it also sits naturally between #FCEDC5 and #D4FCC5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 99% · Blue 77%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EFFCC5

.text { color: #EFFCC5; }
.background { background-color: #EFFCC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFCC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 252, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 90%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFCC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 252, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFCC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 252, 197, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFFCC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFFCC5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFFCC5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2C5FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFFCC5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFFCC5

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #EFFCC5 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFFCC5 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFFCC4  ·  #EFFCC6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFFCC5?

#EFFCC5 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 239, 252, 197). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFCC5?

#EFFCC5 is RGB 239, 252, 197 — HSL 74°, 90%, 88% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 22%, 1%.

What colors go with #EFFCC5?

Its complement is #D2C5FC; analogous partners are #FCEDC5 and #D4FCC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFFCC5 for text?

Black text on #EFFCC5 has a contrast ratio of 19.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.